KHL (Russia)
Astana 2 vs. Yaroslavl 0
Victor Hedman [7], Astana, DNP
Season totals: 26 GP, 1-19-20, +18, 70 PIM
Victor Hedman missed his second straight match as Astana shut out Yaroslavl 2-0. Astana plays Novgorod on Sunday.
Chelyabinsk 3 vs. Khabarovsk 1
Nikita Gusev [8], Khabarovsk, 0-1-1, E, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 11 GP, 2-4-6, +4, 2 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 17 GP, 2-5-7, +2, 2 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM
Nikita Gusev assisted on the game opening goal and took a minor for slashing in Khabarovsk's 3-1 loss to Chelyabinsk. The forward played 17:32 in the match. He has hovered around half a point a game and is averaging 13:23 of ice time a game since his trade to Khabarovsk, which is pretty good for a young player in the KHL during an NHL lockout that has seen an influx of NHLers playing in the league. Chelyabinsk defenseman Nikita Nesterov [9] remains away from the team while playing for Russia at the U20 World Junior Championships in Ufa. Khabarovsk plays Magnitogorsk on Sunday.
St. Petersburg 1 vs. Bratislava 0
Jaroslav Janus [10], Bratislava, Loss, 23/34, 1.00 GAA, .958 sv%
Season totals: 34 GP, 18-12-4, 4 SO
Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only goal in St. Petersburg's 1-0 win over Bratislava. Sergei Boborovsky stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout for SKA.